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Belas Artes Grotto
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Belas Artes Grotto

by Hélio Cristóvão

Category: Earth, Sea & SkyAdded September 6, 2010773 views

Seas and Oceans, Reflections, Shorelines & Beaches, Caves

Keywords: Wild, Portugal, South, Algarve, red, sunset, Lagos, cave, Hole, light, cave

Algarve, Costa D´Oiro (The Golden Coast), Portugal
August 2010

Morning Light lits the water from below inside the known as "Belas artes" grotto in Algarve, South Portugal coastline.


Technique: Captured from a boat, hand-free shot with APS sensor Digital camera, used wide-angle lens and external flashgun, having wide-angle diffuser attached.

Digital processing: re-framed to 5x7 format, light/contrast enhancements.
Image Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital Retouch